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individual grade I Team USA’s Roxanne Trunnell will look to defend her grade I title on new horse, Fan Tastico H, while Tokyo 2020 grade III silver-medallist Natasha Baker from Great Britain will look to better her finish astride Dawn Chorus Denmark's Tobias Joergensen and Jolene will not compete after the mare developed travel sickness) Hug clinched an incredible four gold medals 5000m T54 and marathon T54 on top of the metric mile 3 September will also see the start of the Boccia mixed team and mixed pair competitions that will culminate with the gold medal matches on 5 September Joan edukira Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu presided over celebration of the International Archives Day which took place at the Historic Archive of the Basque Country in Bilbao this event highlighted the importance of archives which comprise a country's documentary memory thanks was extended for two recent donations received at the Historic Archive: the family archives of Manuel de Ynchausti and Andrés de Irujo Attending along with the Lehendakari were the Minister of Culture and Linguistic Policy Gorka Alvarez and manager of the Historic Archive of the Basque Country the Lehendakari communicated with María Elena Etcheberry In addition to learning details from these archives the visit provided the opportunity to view unpublished images of Lehendakari José Antonio Agirre in exile thanks to films from the Manuel Ynchausti collection The archive on Manuel de Ynchausti y Romero (Manila 1961) is a documentary collection amassed over the course of decades by this noteworthy businessman and Basque philanthropist documents of public interest related to his cultural and political interests Until its transfer to the Historic Archive of the Basque Country this collection was kept in approximately one hundred boxes in the Intxausti Baita house The particular biography of the archive's owner gives one an idea of the peculiarities of the documents it contains Manuel de Ynchausti came from a family from Gipuzkoa who the Ynchausti family became one of the most influential families on the islands where they held vast industrial and commercial interests Manuel de Ynchausti moved to Spain upon completion of his studies and earned a Law Degree from the Central University of Madrid He graduated in 1926 and married Ana Belén Larrauri who played a key role in awakening his sympathies for the Basque cause and his postulates on Basque nationalism given the context of political change in the Philippines dissolve the family company Ynchausti y Cía and head to Europe Manuel de Ynchausti settled in Donostia/San Sebastián during the 2nd Republic where he continued his work in business and integration into Basque political-cultural circles especially Catholic Action and the Jesuits when the 2nd Spanish Republic suddenly occurred and the expulsion of the Society of Jesus was imminent This led to Pope Pius 11th granting him the Order of Saint Gregory he founded in the "Our Lady of Lourdes Patronage" in Manila to help the sick impoverished He was evacuated by the United States Marines (26-07-1936) although he could not prevent his assets from being seized in Spain he began collaborating with José Antonio Agirre's Basque Government in the extremely important humanitarian task to help Basque war refugees Manuel de Ynchausti is responsible for several initiatives providing shelter and assistance to Basque girls and boys fleeing the War he handled repatriation of these boys and girls he contacted the US State Department to negotiate the arrival of Lehendakari José Antonio Agirre and his family to the USA in their flight from the Gestapo he organised the "America" chapter of the International League of Friends of the Basques and the donation of an ambulance from the Basque Government to the French army in its fight against Nazism Manuel de Ynchausti undertook many actions to guide Basque nationalism politics in the Allied camp Manuel de la Sota and a group of Basque boys and girls the Basque Government expressed its most heartfelt gratitude when it met in New York in September 1945 where he recommenced his cultural and political activism he played an active role in organising the 7th Congress of Basque Studies (Biarritz) He also prepared a room at the Basque Museum of Bayonne to show the work of Basques in different countries and cultures for the 8th Congress of Basque Studies of Bayonne (1954) He also paid for and published the Catholic publication Igandea and collaborated with the Society of Basque Studies-Eusko Ikaskuntza One of his cultural promotion tasks was focused on ethnographic films on rural dances The private and public documents and correspondence from Manuel de Ynchausti's archive are related to this intense cultural humanitarian and business work that he conducted throughout his entire lifetime The Andrés de Irujo y Ollo archive (Estella/Lizarra This donation was possible thanks to the generosity of his widow who still resides in the Republic of Argentina and the liaison work of historian Xabier de Irujo the Director of Relations with the Basque Diaspora travelled last year to Argentina to manage the archives on the ground and explore their possible conservation at the Historic Archive of the Basque Country This archive holds a huge amount of original documentation from both the Irujo family and from different initiatives promoted by the Basque exile in Argentina There are five different archive collections: Editorial Ekin (founded by Andrés d Irujo and Isaac López Mendizabal the magazine Eusko Lurra-Tierra Vasca (whose last director was Peio Irujo the American Institute of Basque Studies (was last director was Andres de Irujo) Although these documents remained in Argentina for decades they form a part of the Basque Country's documentary heritage holds several original manuscripts (including some from Lehendakari Agirre) some of Peio Irujo's archives have been identified as original documents and photographs from the Archive of the Basque Government as well as files with documentation from Andrés and his brother Manuel de Irujo One of these archives' fundamental values lies in the historic moment when they were created Most of the documents were written when Francoism was in full swing They are an extremely valuable source to document the Basque Country's history at the time Son of Basque nationalist lawyer Daniel de Irujo y Urra Andrés Irujo was a noteworthy cultural promoter during exile after the Civil War he began working as a professional during the 2nd Republic as intern to Manuel de Irujo representative and Minister of Justice of the Government he sat on the Board of Governance of Gipuzkoa acted as secretary to the Minister of Justice (his brother Manuel) and represented the Basque Government in France he conducted important work in promoting Basque culture and identity he was one of the founders of the American Institute of Basque Studies Andrés de Irujo also made important contributions to Basque historiography with works such as Los Vascos y la República Española Contribución a la Historia de la guerra civil 1936-1939 (The Basques and the Spanish Republic Contribution to the History of the Civil War 1936-1939) and Los Vascos y las Cruzadas (The Basques and the Crusades) This archive shall be guarded in the Historic Archive of the Basque Country but under the section "Archive of the Basque Diaspora," an initiative undertaken by Direction for the Basque Community Abroad and presented by the Lehendakari last 2 November in the city of Mar de Plata (Argentina) Eusko Jaurlaritzaren Web Zerbitzuak garatutako eta kudeatutako webgunea Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard has defended playmaker Ronaldinho from criticism that he is not reproducing the kind of form that earned him the World Player of the Year title "It is okay to criticise the team because they have shown they can do better but it is too much to only talk about Ronaldinho," Rijkaard told radio Catalunya "He is a fundamental player for us but he isn't a robot The Brazilian international failed to live up to expectations at the World Cup finals in Germany and has struggled to inspire the European and Spanish champions in their relatively sluggish start to the season Barca are top of the Primera Liga but some laboured performances have raised questions about the form of the team and Ronaldinho in particular "What happened in the World Cup hasn't affected him He had the right attitude but his team-mates just didn't connect with him," Rijkaard said "But it is another thing to talk about the pre-season Because of contractual obligations he had to play every game and this catches up with you in the end "We have seen a drop in his performances but we aren't worried We are managing it and he is doing what he can for the team which is the most important thing." Both Rijkaard and defender Rafael Marquez have pinpointed the club's two-week promotional tour of Mexico and the US as a major disruption to Barca's preparations for the season In a separate newspaper interview Ronaldinho backed Rijkaard's assessment of his state of form "I start every season the same and the team have started similarly I am getting into it with the team and we are developing together," Ronaldinho told El Periodico yesterday My only objective is to help the team and when they need me I will be there." Barca face a tough October with high-profile clashes against UEFA Cup holders Sevilla Real Madrid and two games against Chelsea in the Champions League please register for free or log in to your account.